wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall
The school grounds are walled in.
They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.
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Young children will delight in toys, chairs, and walls in the exciting Rebel Pink shade, while adults can breathe life back into their spaces with plush Rebel Pink chairs, throw pillows, and kitchen tools.
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Time to go back and melt walls in the ice lab.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
The room gets limited natural light and stretches more than 20 feet in length, so walls in Benjamin Moore’s Metropolitan (AF-690) keep things bright.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Another attractive quality, according to a team source, is Gray’s ability to limit pull-side damage to right-handed hitters, meaning fewer balls off Fenway’s wall in left.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2025
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Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025
Time to go back and melt walls in the ice lab.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
The room gets limited natural light and stretches more than 20 feet in length, so walls in Benjamin Moore’s Metropolitan (AF-690) keep things bright.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
Another attractive quality, according to a team source, is Gray’s ability to limit pull-side damage to right-handed hitters, meaning fewer balls off Fenway’s wall in left.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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